September 2009 Blog Posts (67)

Oh Vaisnava Thakura

  





Narahari Thakura has warned us:



ohe bhai vaisnavete sabadhana habe

pranapana kari’ aparadha ksamaibe





O my brothers, please be very careful in dealing with the Vaisnavas. Beg their forgiveness for any offense with your heart and soul.



vaisnavera dosa-drste habe sabadhana

nirantara karibe vaisnavera guna-gana





Be careful not to see a Vaisnava’s faults, and always sing their…

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Srila Prabhupada Glorified Mirabhai







— Sometimes we see some devotees that talk very negative about Mirabhai, however Srila Prabhupada only glorified her. The mood may be different from that of Rupa and Raghunatha das Goswamis, but why dislike Mirabhai or find faults with her devotion or beautiful bhajans?



I have many times gone to Mirabhai's Krsna temple in Vrindavan while doing Parikrama (it is not so far from Radha Damodara). I will quote Srila…

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Glories of Bidala Narasimha







— One devotee told me there is a pastime of Lord Narasimha appearing as a half lion and half cat. Eventually being curious and most eager to know more about this form of Lord Narasimha, I asked Madhavananda Prabhu in Orissa, and he soon found the information of Lord Narasimha appearing to kill the demon Mushika. He has published this information and wonderful pastime of Lord Narasimha as a half cat and half lion in his e-magazine, Krsna…

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The Most Important Forms of the Lord

(Paravastha-avatara)





) — This is from Srila Rupa Goswami's Laghu Bhagavatamrta, Chapter 5:









Now the most important forms of the Lord (paravastha-avatara) will be described. Padma Purana explains:



"In Lord Nrsimha, Ramacandra, and Krishna the six transcendental opulences are perfect and complete. They are the paravasthas (most important forms of the Lord). From Him (Krishna) they are manifested as… Continue

SHRILA LOKANATHA GOSVAMI TO HIS DISCPLE SHRILA NAROTTAMA (both are great Acharyas and followers of Lord Gauranga Mahaprabhu) :



From Prema-vilasa Chapter 11:



(Note: Both Shrila Prabhupada and Shrila Sarasvati Thakura Prabhupada have accepted Prema-vilasa as a bonafide scripture in their commentaries to Shri Chaitanya-charitamrita Adi-lila 13.60 purport.)



je vaishnava haibe laibe harinama;

sankhya kari nama laile, kripa karena gauradhama.



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Shrila Prabhupada on Laksha Naam



Morning Walk, May 14, 1975, Perth:



Devotee (1): Shrila Prabhupada, how can the position be reconciled if in Krishna consciousness one of the two, the husband or the wife, wants to enjoy sense gratification, but the other does not? Should there be separation then?



Prabhupada: No... They should be trained up. Sense enjoyment means not advanced in Krishna consciousness. As soon as one is advancing in Krishna consciousness, his sense… Continue

 

Today is Guru Purnima and the holy disappeance day of Srila Sanatana Goswami ;I was praying to Sanatana Goswami to give me intelligence and help to glorify him, but I got inspired to glorify Srila Jagadananda first to also please Srila Sanatana Goswami,who had so much love for Jagadananda Pandita.

This Prema Vaivarta is such an important book written by Srila Jagadananda Pandit it contains the essence of the teachings of Lord Caitanya..let us all bow at his lotusfeet.In chapter…

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